A Coast Guard Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) crashed during landing at Porbandar Airport at 12:10 pm, police reported. The crash occurred during a routine training operation.
SP Bhagirath Singh Jadeja claimed Three crew members, including two pilots, were killed on Sunday after a Coast Guard helicopter crashed at Porbandar airport in Gujarat. The crash occurred at 12.10 pm in Porbandar.
The helicopter, with three crew members, collapsed at the Porbandar airport. All three were rescued from the wreckage and immediately transported to a hospital in Porbandar with severe burns.
Despite medical efforts, all three crew members died of their injuries at the hospital, confirmed Inspector Rajesh Kanmiya of Kamala Baug police station.
Indian Coast Guard officials confirmed the deaths and said that an investigation into the cause of the crash is under scrutiny. The incident comes just two months after another Coast Guard helicopter crashed in the sea.
